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* PLEASE NOTE: Players that are written up on the scouting blog were identified by our scouting staff based on the demonstration of notable tool(s) or skill(s). While we do not keep stats, we are watching for standout performers on the mound, at the plate, in the field and on the bases.

#44 Zack Gillissie – OF | 6/175 | R/R | 2016 | Centennial HS | City, ST
10/26 – Strong, high rear, aggressive at plate, with plus bat speed, home run power to the pullside,barrel flat through zone with gap pop good instincts on bases with great jumps and plus arm in of above avg speed

#7 Zack Bowman – 1B | 5-11/185 | L/R | 2016 | Aliso Niguel HS | Aliso Viejo, CA
10/24 – Combined advanced feel for hitting with hand-eye coordination and bat speed. Went the other way with a riding upper 80’s fastball for a double, and lined one off the top of the RF wall with a wood bat. Showed rhythm to hit and ability to deliver barrel against quality stuff. Instinctual defender at 1B.
10/26 – Two home runs

#22 James Notary – RHP | 6-2/175 | R/R | 2017 | Broomfield HS | Westminster, CO
10/24 – FB sat 80-81 with arm side run and good down plane, topped at 83. Showed feel for a sharp breaking ball with downward action in the upper 60s. Deceptive delivery. Worked quickly, threw strikes with FB and off speed. Has right handed raw power power, swing looks a little stiff but he applies strength at contact and has ability to drive the ball.

2017 C Garrett Maas

#21 Garrett Maas – C | 5-11/190 | L/R | 2017 | Plano (TX) HS
10/24 – Quality left handed hitter with combo of feel for hitting and fluid left handed stroke. Has rhythm to hit, and tracked pitches well. Three quality at bats on the day, included two short singles thru the 4 hole and a sac fly to CF. Solid defender behind the plate.

#20 Montgomery Montenegro – POS | 5’10/146 | R/R | 2016 | Bonita HS | La Verne, CA
10/25 – Scrappy player who has a knack for making plays and coming up with big hits. Line drive approach with a middle approach and consistent barrel accuracy. Good patience at the plate and uses legs well around the bases. Gamer.

#1 Alec Pomohatch – MIF/RHP | R/R | 2015 | Arrowhead Christian Academy | Redlands CA
10/24 – Alex had a great offensive day, showing a smooth, clean stroke with a direct stroke, good balance and consistent barrel accuracy. He has a mid-oppo approach with gap power and he is a plus runner with good jumps on stolen bases. He has a plus arm, can finish plays deep in the hole and solid range in the infield.

#7 Isac Davis – CF | 6’3/185 | R/R | 2016 | Carter HS
10/24 – Isac is a very athletic and very raw prospect that stands every bit of 6’3″ 185 lbs. His actions and instincts are in process, but his long levers and high rear give him some projectabiity. He shows a strong arm and raw on his reads, but he shows impressive strides for outstanding range. He has late speed around the bases (impressive on triples) and solid on SB. Offensively, he has solid bat speed with good extension to the opposite gap. Overall, good upside, just needs experience to catch up to body.

#33 Eric Wagaman – 1B | R/R | 2015 | Aliso Viejo HS, CA
10/24 – Eric has a great projectable body, tall, lean, strong and he shows good feet and feel around 1B, with a solid glove. Imposing as a hitter (6’4″ 210ish) with a fluid, on-plane stroke with plus pop to all fields.

#7 Steven Frazier – C | R/R | 2015 | Lakeside HS | Lake Elsinore, CA
10/24 – Steven shows a solid arm and ranges in the 1.96-2.07 range with good carry. His feet are a big asset in throwing and lateral blocking. Has good athleticism as a catcher and shows soft hands with good glove technique to receive and a feel for managing pitchers. He is a switch hitter, that is developing with the bat.

#41 Alex Byrne – RHP | 2015 | Serra HS
10/25 – Solidly built right hander. Fastball worked between 80 and 84, sat 83-84 most of his outing. Spun an upper 60s breaking ball. Around the plate with FB and secondary.

Central Valley Heat

#3 Jordan Arruda – MIF | 5-10/168 | L/R | 2016 | Buchanan HS | Clovis, CA
10/26 – Quick twitch athlete with usable offensive and defensive skills. Compact defensive actions with good hands and catch and throw skills. Capable of playing both sides of the bag. Contact type bat. Puts speed in play on the bases. Down the line in 4.3 range from the left side of the plate.

#15 Michael Beltran – 2B/OF | 5-9/152 | R/R | 2015 | Buchanan HS | Clovis, CA
10/26 – Instinctual player with well rounded physical skills. Solid infield defender with ability to play the OF as well, showed catch and throw skills to turn double play. Has feel for hitting and some speed at the top of the order.

Chaminade Eagles

#2 Victor Oppenheimer – OF | 5-8/160 | R/R | 2015 | Chaminade HS | West Hills, CA
10/25 – Spark plug type offensive player. Short to contact, got extension thru the ball. Made hard contact to all fields. Got on top of high FB away for opposite field single, and lined out hard to both LF and CF.

#5 David Hoetzlein – C | 5-10/175 | R/R | 2015 | Chaminade HS | West Hills, CA
10/25 – Well rounded player. Sat low behind the plate, good hands to receive and moved easily to block. Good hands to hit, worked quickly to contact and the ball got off the bat with good life – even on ones he missed a little bit, created backspin for carry into the OF.

#18 Kaz Akamatsu – OF | 6’0/165 | R/R | 2016 | Edison HS | Huntington Beach, CA
10/24 – Kaz shows very clean hands through the zone, with great balance and good barrel accuracy. Good extension with gap to fence power to all fields. He is aggressive on the bases and an all around good athlete with good baseball instincts. His body is lean and strong. He flashes good fielding skills and strong throws with great accuracy and late carry.

#10 Charlie Dysome – RF | 5’9/175 | L/L | 2016 | Edison HS | Huntington Beach, CA
10/24 – Charlie has very nice LH swing, with a good inside-out approach. He shows line drive- gap power with consistency to all fields and a good approach at the plate.

#2 Chris Opolka – SS | 5’11/150 | R/R | 2016 | Shadow Ridge HS | Las Vegas, NV
10/25 – Very good defensive SS who seems to always been in the right position, very good body control and a strong arm, good footwork, makes plays in the hole and behind the bag. Relaxed approach at the plate with good barrel awareness and plate coverage, 4.32 to 1B.

#16 Matthew Fields – 3B/SS | 6-0/155 | L/R | 2016 | Lakewood (CA) HS
10/26 – Left handed hitting infielder with feel to hit. Served a couple of sharp line drive singles the other way with a wood bat. Battled with two strikes, and consistently got the barrel to the zone. Made a nice play ranging to his glove side and slightly off balance.

#3 Braden Ashmore – C | 6-0/165 | R/R | 2017 | Newbury Park HS | CA
10/24 – Well rounded young player with obvious skills defensively and with the bat. Efficient and easy release with solid arm strength, release times around 2.05 on the bag. Solid receiver. Short, quick right handed stroke. Aggressive early in the count. Has makings of all around talent at premium position.

#71 Troy Frazier – OF/RHP | 6-0/165 | S/R | 2016 | Westlake HS | CA
10/24 – Showed hitter actions and a quality left handed stroke. Hands worked well to deliver barrel to both FB and off speed pitches from the left side of the plate. Did not see any right handed at bats. Showed strong arm from RF. Topped at 79 with FB, spun downer curve with near 12-6 shape that flashed depth.

#57 Brian Coffey – LHP | 6-0/200 | L/L | 2016 | Bishop Gorman HS | Las Vegas, NV
10/25 – Solidly built left hander at 6-foot and 200 pounds. Long arm stroke with depth and extension from the glove and out front. The ball got out of his hand well. Fastball 79-81 at present with some tailing life. Breaking ball was a mid to upper 60s pitch, while CH was in the low 70s. Projectable FB velocity.

#21 Matthew Poladin – 3B | 5-11/80 | 2015 | Temecula, CA
10/25 – Loose right handed stroke. Drove a line drive over the CF head and lined a backspin missile to LF. Got barrel to contact on a direct route and worked it thru contact with strength. Solid defender at 3B.

#75 Mason Zurlo – C | HT/WT | R/R | 2017 | Paraclete HS | City, CA
10/25 – Mason is a wiry catcher who shows good athletic ability and can play infield as well. He shows a good arm with good accuracy. His delivery is sound with good extension and feel for release point (1.99-2.12 pop) Receiving, he shows plus feel for base-sway with soft hands and plus glove technique. He shows good anticipation to block and shows good lateral range.

#3 Zach Dixon – LHP/OF | 5’11/175 | L/L | 2015 | Centennial HS | Las Vegas, NV
10/25 – Very smooth, repeatable high 3/4 delivery, uses a high leg kick to help disguise the ball, works fastball to both sides and sits 85-86 while touching 88, curveball (72-74) is a present plus pitch due to its late break and his plus command of it, shows some feel for a changeup (76-77) and uses it to keep hitters off balance.

#15 Jared Drizin – CF | R/R | 2015 | Centennial HS | Las Vegas, NV
10/24 – Large, well proportioned frame. Hits from open stance. Applied strength thru contact very well for a double down the left field line and for a hard line out to CF. Hands work to the zone with ease and thru the zone on plane. Ran down a ball deep in the LCF gap with long strides to cover ground.

#22 Chase Ottofy – OF | R/R | 6-2/190 | 2016 | Mountain View Christian Academy | Las Vegas, NV
10/24 – Well proportioned, projectable body. Consistently found the barrel in three at bats, for a double to the CF side of the LCF gap along with a hard line drive single up the middle. Run and field tools fit a corner OF profile.

2015 RHP Jordon Wyke

#44 Jordon Wyke – RHP | R/R | 5-11/180 | 2015 – Centennial HS | Las Vegas, NV (Salt Lake CC)
10/24 – Live armed right hander with usable two-pitch mix. Fastball had riding arm side life around 86. Topped at 88. Showed advanced feel for 74-75 change with diving arm side run and sink. He added and subtracted with both FB and CH, and attacked both RHH and LHH with this combo. Spun a handful of low 70s breaking balls without much definition to shape.

#30 Aaron Roose – C | HT/WT | R/R | 2017 | Paraclete HS | City, CA
10/25 – Roose is very solid for his age. His throwing abilities are very good for his age. His very consistent and accurate to the second base, sitting right at 2.01-2.05 with good carry on his throws. His feet are quick and he is direct with his body efficiency. He does a clean job receiving and shows technique to stick pitches away. Developing balance at the plate with line drive approach, but still needs to add consistency. Has a good mentality to block, but slightly hard to knees as he kicks back a bit. Promising young catcher.

#36 Griffen Hagen – 3B/1B | R/R | 2016 | Highland HS | City, ST
10/25 – Griffen shows a strong, burly body, looking every bit of 6’3″ 215 lbs. Shows a consistent hack as he does not get cheated. Good balance and fires his lower body well. He works his fence to home run power mostly to the pull side. Has a high ceiling as he works to develop a consistent approach.